Niue vs Saint Helena: Greenhouse gas emissions
Niue
8,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saint Helena
14,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niue rank
199th
Saint Helena rank
198th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Niue
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 14,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niue, a difference of 6,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Saint Helena's figure about 1.7 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 199th and Saint Helena ranks 198th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 14 and Saint Helena in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1,637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 474.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1860s | 1,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 504.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1870s | 1,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 547.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1880s | 1,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 599.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1890s | 2,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 643.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1900s | 2,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 696.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1910s | 2,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 798.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1920s | 3,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 971.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1930s | 3,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1940s | 4,611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1950s | 6,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1960s | 6,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1970s | 16,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1980s | 9,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1990s | 9,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 7,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 8,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 2020s | 8,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Niue or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena, at 14,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Niue and Saint Helena?
- 6,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Saint Helena?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Niue and Saint Helena rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Niue ranks 199th and Saint Helena ranks 198th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.